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Radio National: Health

Keep your body and brain in top shape with the Health Report and All in the Mind and get involved in daily wellbeing discussions with Life Matters and Australia Talks. View story listing.


Recent Health stories on Radio National

Healthy ageingSunday, 21 Mar 2010 | Ockham's Razor

Lucy Goodman, research assistant at the University of Auckland, talks about our changing body image as we age and she gives some good advice about healthy ageing. [more]

Friday panel: recruiting rural doctorsFriday, 19 Mar 2010 | Radio National Breakfast

This week the Prime Minister announced the second stage of his big health reform plan, a $630 million commitment to train more doctors. [more]

Sex workers and HIV/AIDSFriday, 19 Mar 2010 | Radio National Breakfast

Australia's approach to HIV/AIDS in the 1980s is now seen as the gold standard, a courageous, progressive policy which saved thousands of lives. [more]

Science with Chris Smith: crime and bacteriaFriday, 19 Mar 2010 | Radio National Breakfast

Using forensic science to track down criminals is something pretty familiar to us these days thanks to all those CSI style TV shows. [more]

Intravenous drug use and HIVThursday, 18 Mar 2010 | Life Matters

There are an estimated 16 million injecting drug users worldwide, and of these three million are thought to be HIV positive. [more]

Grog in the PacificThursday, 18 Mar 2010 | Radio National Breakfast

Now to an issue of growing concern to many of our Pacific Island neighbours, with new research revealing the region faces a growing problem with alcohol. [more]

Jonathan Edlow's medical mysteriesThursday, 18 Mar 2010 | RN Book Show

Physicians often behave like medical detectives to diagnose patients. [more]

Ride to school dayWednesday, 17 Mar 2010 | Radio National Breakfast

It's St Patrick's Day with plenty of folk wearing a dash of green here and there. [more]

Depression guidelinesTuesday, 16 Mar 2010 | Radio National Breakfast

Community awareness of depression in Australia has grown in recent years, but best practice by health professionals has been less than clear. [more]

Rural doctorsTuesday, 16 Mar 2010 | Radio National Breakfast

The Prime Minister has unveiled the second stage of his big health reform plan. [more]